ZAGREB. Dinamo Zagreb defeats Rijeka 3-1. Dinamo Zagreb was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with R. Lauritsen (28′), D. Spikic (30′) and M. Orsic (60′). Rijeka reduced the distance with a goal (84′) by N. Vlasenko, but there was not much to do for them. Dinamo Zagreb was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (72%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadion Maksimir stadium in Zagreb on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Igor Pajač assisted by Hrvoje Radic and Ivan Mihalj. The 4th official was Jakov Titlić. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 17.9 degrees Celsius or 64.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Statistics
- ! 72 Ball Possession 28
Shots
- 25 Total 10
- 8 On Target 5
- 17 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 159 Attack 74
- 88 Dangerous attack 37
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Ball possession
Dinamo Zagreb was in firm control of the ball 72% while Rijeka was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Dinamo Zagreb was putting more pressure with 88 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Dinamo Zagreb won the match.
Dinamo Zagreb shot 25 times, 8 on target, 17 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rijeka shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Dinamo Zagreb received 2 yellow cards (R. Lauritsen and R. Ljubicic). Regarding the opposition, Rijeka received 4 yellow cards (N. Vlasenko, A. Liber, M. Frigan and G. Lunetta).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Dinamo Zagreb will have 22 points to remain in the 1st place. Talking about the opposition, Rijeka will stay with 5 points like Gorica to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. HNL, Dinamo Zagreb will host Gorica on the 3rd of June with a 15-1 head to head stats in favor of Dinamo Zagreb (1 draw).
Rijeka will play away agasint Gorica on the 22nd of April with a 9-5 head to head statistic in favor of Gorica (3 draws).
Dinamo Zagreb – Formation
Dinamo Zagreb
46'
57'
28'
Dinamo Zagreb started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Ante Čačić decided to play with the following team: Dominik Livaković , Stefan Ristovski , Rasmus Lauritsen , Josip Šutalo , Petar Bočkaj , Josip Mišić , Dario Špikić , Luka Ivanušec , Martin Baturina , Mislav Oršić and Bruno Petković .
The home team had on the bench: Danijel Zagorac, Ivan Nevistić, Sadegh Moharrami , Daniel Štefulj, Dino Perić, Emir Dilaver, Arijan Ademi , Robert Ljubičić , Marko Bulat, Mahir Emreli , Josip Drmić and Antonio Marin.
Substitutions
Dinamo Zagreb made 5 changes: J. Sutalo for S. Moharrami (46′), M. Baturina for A. Ademi (61′), L. Ivanusec for R. Ljubicic (61′), B. Petkovic for J. Drmic (67′) and D. Spikic for M. Emreli (77′).
Best player: Rasmus Lauritsen
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Dinamo Zagreb was Rasmus Lauritsen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 87 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.
Rijeka – Formation
Rijeka
Rijeka started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Fausto Budicin played with: Nediljko Labrović , Ivan Smolčić , Anton Krešić , Niko Galešić , Alen Grgić , Veldin Hodža , Adrian Liber , Prince Ampem , Alen Halilović , Marco Đuričin and Näis Djouahra .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Martin Zlomislić, Nikita Vlasenko , Roko Jurišić, Mario Vrančić , Jorge Obregón , Jacob Aboosah, Gabriel Lunetta , Matej Vuk, Matija Frigan and Bernard Karrica.
Rijeka could not rely on the presence of N. Vlasenko (injured).
Substitutions
Rijeka made 5 changes: A. Kresic for N. Vlasenko (13′), M. Djuricin for J. Obregon (46′), N. Djouahra for G. Lunetta (46′), A. Halilovic for M. Frigan (66′) and A. Liber for M. Vrancic (75′).
Best player: Nikita Vlasenko
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rijeka was Nikita Vlasenko.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 13′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. HNL.
- Dinamo Zagreb – Rijeka – 3-1
